Post #2405899
2026-03-27 09:23 UTC
(Edit - I misread as Bitwarden and went off on the wrong tangent. Vaultwarden is not centralized, and it's FOSS - my bad.)
~~The person you're replying to already gave you one: it's free.~~
~~Second: its not a prime target for attack like centralized, hosted webservices are. See: LastPass being cracked and people's login data stolen.. Twice.~~
~~Yes, it is cryptographically superior to LastPass, and attempts to design around their flaws - but the threat still exists because its a very tasty target on the open internet for cybercrime.~~
~~My little Keepass DB synched over personal VPN by Syncthing? Much harder to find a vector for attack. But it does require more moving parts and maintenance.~~
~~Each have their pros and cons.~~
Replies (4)
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@chris@l.roofo.cc 2026-03-27 09:43
I think you misread. Lastweakness was talking about Vaultwarden which is a 100% FOSS reimplementation of bitwarden that you self host.
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@callmemagnus@lemmy.world 2026-03-27 09:40
Vaultwarden is open source: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
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@lastweakness@lemmy.world 2026-03-27 10:24
Every pro you listed is applicable to Vaultwarden as well. But I assume you misread it as Bitwarden.
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@halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 2026-03-27 10:06
Vaultwarden, self-hosted is free as well. And since it's not using the Bitwarden infrastructure, you're only as exposed as your own network anyway. But you can still use all the standard Bitwarden apps and extensions on any device, you just need to point it at your server. Easy to set up for friends and family as well. No need to try and teach them about VPNs, setting up syncthing, etc.